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Council of Youth Research expanding reach
UCLA IDEA's Council of Youth Research has been busy the last few months. After a successful summer seminar when students from five Los Angeles urban high schools researched school conditions, the Council has spent the past few months expanding on that research.
Students from Crenshaw, Locke, Manual Arts, Roosevelt and Wilson high schools have continued to investigate the conditions at their schools and in their communities, using Williams v. California as a template. Williams was a class-action lawsuit settled in 2004 that guaranteed every student in California an adequate education.
In the next few months, the Council of Youth Research will present their yearly findings at the UCLA Labor Center. They will also travel to New Orleans for the annual American Educational Research Association conference, which brings together thousands of researchers to share their work.
To keep up with the latest, follow @youthcouncil_LA on Twitter and read the students' blog Young Critical Minds.
Jan. 25: Parent Engagement presentation at first LAUSD task force meeting
A new Los Angeles Unified School District Parent Engagement Task Force held its first meeting Monday. The 28-member task force, headed by California Community Foundation President Antonia Hernandez, will make recommendations to the LAUSD Board of Education on how to increase parent involvement and improve student achievement.
UCLA IDEA faculty fellow Veronica Terriquez presented research on parent engagement during the meeting. Terriquez is currently an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Southern California.
Click image below to download her PowerPoint presentation.
Jan. 11: Uncertainty in education: 'Which Way, LA?' discusses
Radio guest John Rogers discussed the importance of increasing revenues not only for schools, but also social services.
Jan. 8: Bygone and back again: Lessons from late-'70s Brown
Dir. John Rogers quoted in Los Angeles Times story about the 'shakeup' of the state Board of Education, which included appointments from Gov. Brown's first term.
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